Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMuch was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
More George Washington Quotes
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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